vote of confidence

noun

"vote-of-confidence" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vote of confidence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence pro...

Corpus desk

Index EN-vote-of-confidence · vote of confidence · English

vote of confidence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for vote of confidence
PropertyValue
Headwordvote of confidence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vote of confidence” in English

vote of confidencefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vote of confidence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vote of confidence in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is vote of confidence, spelled V-O-T-E- -O-F- -C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.
  2. 2
    Any indication of confidence in another.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vote of confidence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "I don't find you unduly piggish," she said.

Synonyms

motion of confidenceconfidence vote

Antonyms

vote of no confidence

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vote of confidence"?
"vote of confidence" is spelled V-O-T-E- -O-F- -C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.
What does "vote of confidence" mean?
As a noun, "vote of confidence" means: A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence pro...
What language does "vote of confidence" come from?
"vote of confidence" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list